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Ministry of Civil Aviation
Six Greenfield Airports have become operational in last 3 years, 5 are under construction
13 more Greenfield Airports also are to be developed in the country
42 airports/airstrips have become operational in last 3 years under UDAN scheme
During the last 3 years, following six Greenfield airports have become operational: Kannur Airport in Kerala , Pakyong Airport in Sikkim , Kalaburagi Airport in Karnataka , Kurnool Airport in Andhra Pradesh , Sindhudurg Airport in Maliarashtra  and Kushinagar Airport in Uttar Pradesh . In addition, during the last 3 years, construction of Greenfield airports at Navi Mumbai in Maharashtra, Mopa in Goa, ,Hirasar in Rajkot, Jewar in Uttar Pradesh and Hollongi in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh are being undertaken.
Additionally, a total of 42 airports/airstrips have been operationalized during the last 3 years under the “UdeDesh Ka AamNagrik”  scheme of Government of India.
Government of India has granted “In Principle” approval for development of 13 greenfield airports at Mopa Airport in Goa, Navi Mumbai Airport in Maharashtra, Bijapur Airport, Hassan Airport &Shimoga Airport in Karnataka, Karaikal Airport in Puducherry, Dholera Airport and Ilirasar Airport in Gujarat, Dagadarthi Airport and Bhogapuram Airport in Andhra Pratlesh, Jewar Airport in Uttar Pradesh, Datia Airport in Madhya Pradesh and Hollongi Airport in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh. The responsibility of implementation and sustainable development of airport projects including funding for the same rests with the concerned airport developer.
This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry Of Civil Aviation  V. K. Singh  in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Minority Affairs
Declining Parsi Population in the Country
As per the Census data available with this Ministry, the population of Parsi  community decreased from 69,601 in the Census 2001 to 57,264 in the Census 2011. Ministry of Minority Affairs implements Jiyo Parsi Scheme to contain the population decline of Parsis in India. The Jiyo Parsi scheme adopts a scientific protocol and structured interventions to stabilize Parsi population. So far, 359 babies have been born with the assistance under this Scheme.
In order to contain the declining trend of Parsi population, the Ministry of Minority Affairs implements a community-specific scheme namely ‘Jiyo Parsi’. The Scheme has three components:  Advocacy - includes counseling of couples with fertility, marriage, family and elderly counseling including workshops on relationship management, parenting, drug awareness etc.  Health of Community-to provide financial assistance to Parsi parents to meet the expenses towards creche/child care, assistance to elderly etc.  Medical Assistance- includes financial assistance for Assisted Reproductive Technologies  which also includes In-vitro Fertilization and Intra Cytoplasmic Injection  and other modes including surrogacy.
The total financial assistance provided to Parsi couples whose family income is below Rs. 10 Lakh and have elderly members residing with the family has been over Rs. 224.61 lakh. This support has been provided to 115 Parsi couples.
This Ministry has not received any specific request from the Parsi community to help the Parsi community to preserve fire temple site.
This information was given by the Union Minister for Minority Affairs Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Defence
DRDO hands over Motor Bike Ambulance ‘Rakshita’ to CRPF
Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences , Delhi based DRDO laboratory, handed over Rakshita, a bike-based casualty transport emergency vehicle to Central Reserve Police Force  \ in a ceremony held at CRPF HQ in New Delhi on 18 January 2021. DS & DG , DRDO, Dr AK Singh handed over the model of Rakshita to DG CRPF, Dr AP Maheshwari, followed by the flagging off the contingent of 21 bikes on the occasion.
The bike ambulance will help in overcoming the problems faced by Indian security forces and emergency healthcare providers. It will provide life-saving aid for evacuation of injured patients from low intensity conflict areas. This will be handy in the congested streets and remote locations, where access through ambulance is difficult and time consuming. The bike can respond to a medical emergency need of patients faster than a four-wheeler due to its functionality and integrated emergency medical support system.
Rakshita is fitted with a customized reclining Casualty Evacuation Seat , which can be fitted in and taken out as per requirement. Other major features are the head immobilizer, safety harness jacket, hand and foot straps for safety, adjustable footrest, physiological parameter measuring equipment with wireless monitoring capability and auto warning system for driver. The vital parameters of the patient can be monitored on the dashboard mounted LCD. It is also equipped with air splint, medical and oxygen kit for on spot medical care.
This bike ambulance is useful not only for the paramilitary and military forces but has potential civil applications too.
Secretary DD R&D and Chairman DRDO Dr G Satheesh Reddy appreciated the efforts of scientists for this indigenous and cost-effective solution to a common challenge faced by our security forces.
Ministry of Communications
BSNL observes Vigilance Awareness Week
BSNL, Kerala Circle organized a function to mark the observance of Vigilance Awareness Week from 2021 October 26 to November 01. In a function, Shri. C.V. Vinod, CGM, Kerala spoke on the importance of being role model in Society, holding high integral honesty and reminded that it is an opportunity to rededicate ourselves to this great country as responsible citizens with armor of truth. Dr. Alexander Jacob, IPS, Retired DGP who was the chief guest delivered the key note address online. All senior officers addressed on the occasion. Prizes were given away to the winners of the essay competition.
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Ministry of Finance
50 DESTINATIONS TO BE DEVELOPED AS A ‘COMPLETE PACKAGE OF TOURISM’
AN APP TO ENHANCE TOURIST EXPERIENCE TO BE LAUNCHED
SECTOR SPECIFIC SKILLING AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT TO BE DOVETAILED TO ACHIEVE OBJECTIVES OF ‘DEKHO APNA DESH’ INITIATIVE
TOURISM INFRASTRUCTURE AND AMENITIES TO BE FACILITATED IN BORDER VILLAGES UNDER VIBRANT VILLAGES PROGRAMME
UNITY MALL TO PROVIDE FILLIP TO ODOPs, GI AND HANDICRAFT PRODUCTS TO BE SET UP IN STATES
At least 50 destinations will be selected and developed as a complete package of tourism, announced the Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt Nirmala Sitharaman while presenting the Union budget 2023-2024 in Parliament here today. She added that these destinations will be selected through challenge mode using an integrated and innovative approach while the focus of development of tourism would be on domestic as well as foreign tourists.
The Finance Minister proposed to launch an App in which all the relevant aspects of the tourist destination would be made available, in addition to aspects such as physical connectivity, virtual connectivity, tourist guides, high standards for food streets and tourists’ security, to enhance tourist experience.
To strengthen the domestic tourism, Sector specific skilling and entrepreneurship development will be dovetailed to achieve the objectives of the ‘Dekho Apna Desh’ initiative, the Budget 2023-24 proposed. To encourage tourism in the border villages, tourism infrastructure and amenities will be facilitated under the Vibrant Villages Programme, announced the Finance Minister.
Speaking about the various tourism schemes, Smt. Sitharaman said “‘Dekho Apna Desh’ initiative was launched as an appeal by the Prime Minister to the middle class to prefer domestic tourism over international tourism while ‘Swadesh Darshan Scheme’ was launched for integrated development of theme-based tourist circuit.”
The Minister said Unity Mall, to promote and sell State’s own One District, One Product , Geographical Indication  and other handicraft products, will be set up in states. She further added that States would be encouraged to set up such Unity Mall in the capital city or most prominent tourism centre or the financial capital and also provide space for ODOPs & GI products of other States as well.
“The country offers immense attraction for domestic as well as foreign tourists. There is a large potential to be tapped in tourism. The sector holds huge opportunities for jobs and entrepreneurship for youth in particular. Promotion of tourism will be taken up on mission mode, with active participation of states, convergence of government programmes and public-private partnerships.” said the Finance Minister talking about the potential of Tourism in India.
Prime Minister's Office
PM invites ideas and suggestions for Mann Ki Baat
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has invited people to share the ideas and suggestions for the upcoming episode of Mann ki Baat scheduled for 27th November, 2022 at 11 A.M. The ideas can be shared on MyGov, Namo App, or dial the number 1800-11-7800 to record the message.
Sharing MyGov invitation, the Prime Minister tweeted;
"I look forward to receiving your insightful ideas and suggestions for this month’s #MannKiBaat, which will take place on the 27th. Share them on MyGov, the NaMo App or record your message by dialling 1800-11-7800."
Ministry of Defence
TRI NATION TABLE TOP NAVAL EXERCISE 'SHIELD' HELD AT WNC, MUMBAI
A Tri Nation Table Top Anti-Narcotics & Maritime Search and Rescue exercise  between Maldives National Defence Force, Sri Lanka Navy and Indian Navy was conducted in virtual mode for the first time on 14 and15 Jul 21 with Indian Navy as the lead agency. The exercise was coordinated by Maritime Warfare Centre , Mumbai.
The two day exercise commenced with the opening address by Rear Admiral Gurcharan Singh, Chief Staff Officer , Western Naval Command, Mumbai. Rear Admiral Prasanna Mahawithana, Director General Operations, Sri Lanka Navy and Colonel Ibrahim Hilmy, Area Commander- Maldives National Defence Force too have participated in inaugural session.
Anti-Narcotic Operations and Maritime Search and Rescue are the important issues that were deliberated by the participants who share a unique geographic location, sitting astride the major shipping routes of the Indian Ocean Region . The exercise was focused at enhancing maritime security cooperation and mutual understanding, exchange of best practices/procedures for countering common trans-national maritime crimes such as narcotics smuggling, evolving modalities for exchanging information/intelligence and to assist each other in Maritime Search and Rescue. All agencies enthusiastically participated in the exercise and shared their experiences and best practices.
Commodore S Kesnur, Director, MWC, Mumbai thanked the participants for their whole hearted support and cooperation in his closing remarks.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Union Health Ministry notifies new protocol for Post-Mortem procedure
Post-Mortem can now be preformed after Sunset in Hospitals with adequate infrastructure
Move to benefit those mourning the deceased and organ receivers
In response to the multiple references that have been received by the Union Health Ministry from various sources and in line with the Government’s commitment to promote ease of living by reducing burden imposed due to compliance to government processes, changes have been made in the post-mortem protocols to allow for the procedure to be conducted after sunset effective from today. Apart from friends and relatives of the deceased, this new procedure also promotes organ donation and transplant as organs can be harvested in the stipulated time window after the procedure.
These aforementioned representations to the Ministry in this regard were examined by a technical committee in the Directorate General of Health Services, Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. It was ascertained that some institutes are already performing night-time post-mortem. In view of the rapid advancement and improvement in technology, especially availability of required lighting and infrastructure required for post-mortem, performing night time post-mortem in hospitals is now feasible. The protocol stipulates that post-mortem for organ donation be taken up on priority and be conducted even after sunset at the hospitals which have the infrastructure for conducting such post-mortem on a regular basis.
The fitness and adequacy of infrastructure etc., shall be assessed by the hospital-in-charge to ensure that there is no dilution of evidentiary value. It is also to be ensured by the facility that video recording of post-mortem shall be done for all post-mortem conducted in the night, to rule out any suspicion and preserved for future reference for Legal purposes.
However, cases under categories such as homicide, suicide, rape, decomposed bodies, suspected foul play should not be subjected for post-mortem during night time unless there is a law and order situation.
All concerned Ministries/Departments and all State Governments and Union Territories have been notified of the change in protocol.
President's Secretariat
PRESS COMMUNIQUE
The President of India has appointed Shri Narendra Damodardas Modi to be the Prime Minister of India. Further, as advised by the Prime Minister, The President has appointed the following as Members of the Union Council of Ministers:-
Cabinet Ministers
1. Shri Raj Nath Singh
2. Shri Amit Shah
3. Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari
4. Shri D. V. Sadananda Gowda
5. Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman
6. Shri Ramvilas Paswan
7. Shri Narendra Singh Tomar
8. Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad
9. Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal
10. Shri Thaawar Chand Gehlot
11. Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
12. Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’
13. Shri Arjun Munda
14. Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani
15. Dr. Harsh Vardhan
16. Shri Prakash Javadekar
17. Shri Piyush Goyal
18. Shri Dharmendra Pradhan
19. Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
20. Shri Pralhad Joshi
21. Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey
22. Shri Arvind Ganpat Sawant
23. Shri Giriraj Singh
24. Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
Ministers of State 
1. Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar
2. Rao Inderjit Singh
3. Shri Shripad Yesso Naik
4. Dr. Jitendra Singh
5. Shri Kiren Rijiju
6. Shri Prahalad Singh Patel
7. Shri Raj Kumar Singh
8. Shri Hardeep Singh Puri
9. Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya
Ministers of State
1. Shri Faggansingh Kulaste
2. Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey
3. Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal
4. General  V. K. Singh
5. Shri Krishan Pal
6. Shri Danve Raosaheb Dadarao
7. Shri G. Kishan Reddy
8. Shri Parshottam Rupala
9. Shri Ramdas Athawale
10. Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti
11. Shri Babul Supriyo
12. Shri Sanjeev Kumar Balyan
13. Shri Dhotre Sanjay Shamrao
14. Shri Anurag Singh Thakur
15. Shri Angadi Suresh Channabasappa
16. Shri Nityanand Rai
17. Shri Rattan Lal Kataria
18. Shri V. Muraleedharan
19. Smt. Renuka Singh Saruta
20. Shri Som Parkash
21. Shri Rameswar Teli
22. Shri Pratap Chandra Sarangi
23. Shri Kailash Choudhary
24. Smt. Debasree Chaudhuri
2. The President administered the Oaths of Office and Secrecy to the above Members of the Council of Ministers at a ceremony held in Rashtrapati Bhavan today .
Ministry of Rural Development
Special Campaign 2.0 at the Department of Rural Development reduces pendency of work and facilitates disposal of scrap/waste
Department earned Rs.3.52 lakh through the disposal of scrap/waste
Department of Rural Development launched Special Swachhta Campaign 2.0 on 2nd October, 2022, in order to reduce the pendency of all work and to dispose off scrap/waste.
The Campaign began with the preparatory phase  during which the Department identified the pending references and items to be disposed off. The Special Campaign was kicked off on 2nd October, 2022 on the Gandhi Jayanti Day.
Similarly, cleanliness activities under the special campaign 2.0 were held on the campuses of the National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj  Delhi, Hyderabad & Vaishali. The identified references and items were disposed off and reported on a daily basis during the campaign period from 2nd – 31st October, 2022.
Secretary  reviewed the progress of the Cleanliness Campaign 2.0 with senior officials of the Department on 11th October, 2022 at Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi.
Department of Rural Development earned Rs.3,52,880/- through the disposal of 2 old unserviceable vehicles and paper waste. In addition to this, Department has also initiated action to dispose off another unserviceable government vehicle. The National Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj , earned a revenue of Rs. 79,650 by way of disposal of scrap in its office premises in Delhi. Air Purifiers have been installed in all cabins/rooms of the Department to provide a clean environment to its officers/staff. All old unserviceable computers and machines including photocopiers have been replaced with new and updated ones. In view of Cyber Security, the Department has installed/updated software and operating system on all computers.
The main focus area of campaign 2.0 was the disposal of identified targets of pending Parliamentary Assurances, Inter-Ministerial Consultations , Public grievances and Appeals, References from MPs /State Government, and PMO references.
100% of Public Grievance Appeals, 100% of PMO references, 100% of IMC references, 99% of identified pending Public grievances, 96.77% of MP references, and more than 94% of State Government references have been disposed off so far in the Department. Further, 94.69% of identified files have been reviewed of which, 2038 files have been weeded out.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Measures taken for Population Control
The Government accords top priority to the National Family Planning Program, which is guided by the tenets of the National Population Policy 2000 and National Health Policy 2017, to address the unmet need for Family Planning.
Measures taken by the Government:
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Expanded Contraceptive Choices: The current contraceptive basket comprising condoms, combined oral contraceptive pills, emergency contraceptive pills, intrauterine contraceptive device  and sterilization is expanded with inclusion of new contraceptives namely Injectable contraceptive MPA  and Centchroman .
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Mission Parivar Vikas is being implemented in thirteen states for substantially increasing access to contraceptives and family planning services.
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Compensation scheme for sterilization acceptors, which provides compensation for loss of wages to the beneficiaries for sterilization.
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Post-pregnancy contraception in the form of Post-partum Intra-uterine contraceptive device , Post-Abortion Intrauterine contraceptive device , and Post-partum Sterilization  are provided to beneficiaries.
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‘World Population Day & Fortnight’ and ‘Vasectomy Fortnight’ are observed every year to boost awareness on Family Planning and service delivery across all States/ UTs.
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Under Home Delivery of contraceptives Scheme, ASHAs deliver contraceptives at doorstep of beneficiaries.
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Family Planning Logistics Management Information System  is in place to ensure last mile availability of family planning commodities across all the levels of health facilities.
The Government has been successful in reining in the growth of population, and the following progress has been achieved:
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The Total Fertility Rate declined from 2.2 in 2015-16  to 2.0 in 2019-21  which is below replacement level.
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31 out of 36 States/ UTs have achieved replacement level fertility .
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The Modern Contraceptive usage has increased from 47.8% in 2015-16  to 56.5% in 2019-21 
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The Unmet Need for Family Planning has decreased from 12.9% in 2015-16  to 9.4% in 2019-21 
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The Crude Birth Rate  has declined from 20.8 in 2015  to 19.5 in 2020 .
The Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Prof. S P Singh Baghel stated this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
FIRST CONTAINERISED CARGO FROM HALDIA  TO PANDU  THROUGH INDO-BANGLADESH PROTOCOL ROUTE
Kolkata, November 4, 2019.
In line with Government's focus on improving connectivity to the North Eastern Region , a landmark Container Cargo consignment to sail on inland waterways from Haldia Dock Complex  to Pandu, Guwahati, the Inland Waterways Authority of India  terminal, on 4th November, 2019.
Shri Gopal Krishna. Secretary  today flagged off the sailing-vessel, M Y Maheshwari via a video conference from Deep Bhawan at Taratolla. This vessel will carry 53 TEUs  of petrochemicals, edible oil and beverage. The 12-15 days voyage will be an integrated IWT movement via National Waterway- l , NW-97 , Indo-Bangladesh Protocol route and NW-2. He said, this is the first ever containerised cargo movement on this Inland Water Transport  route. The 1425km long movement is expected to establish the technical and commercial viability of IWT mode using these multiple waterways even as a series of pilot movements are planned on the stretch. Shri Krishna also said that the latest IWT movement is aimed at providing a fillip to North East Region's industrial development by opening up an alternate route for transportation of raw material and finished goods.
The Protocol on Inland Water Transit and Tracie  between India and Bangladesh allows mutually beneficial arrangements for the use of their waterways for movement of goods between the two countries by vessels of both countries. The IBP route extends from Kolkata  on NW-1 to Silghat  on NW-2  and Karimganj  on NW-16 . Two stretches of Bangladesh inland waterways viz, Sirajganj-Daikhawa and Ashuganj-Zakiganj on the IBP route are being developed at a total cost of Rs 305.84 Cr. on 80:20 cost sharing basis . The development of these two stretches is expected to provide seamless navigation to and from North East India through waterways via the IBP route. The contracts for dredging on the two stretches have been awarded for achieving and maintaining requisite depth.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 206.88 Cr
Over 3.95 Cr 1st dose vaccines administered for age group 12-14 years
India's Active caseload currently stands at 1,31,807
12,751 new cases reported in the last 24 hours
Recovery Rate currently stands at 98.51%
Weekly Positivity Rate is presently at 4.69%
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 206.88 Cr  as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 2,74,59,679 sessions.
COVID-19 vaccination for the age group 12-14 years was started on 16 March, 2022. So far, more than 3.95 Cr  adolescents have been administered with the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Similarly, the COVID-19 precaution dose administration for age group 18-59 years also started from 10th April, 2022 onwards.
The break-up of the cumulative figure as per the provisional report till 7 am today include:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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10412739
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2nd Dose
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10096247
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Precaution Dose
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6482489
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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18432175
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2nd Dose
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17680866
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Precaution Dose
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12596212
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Age Group 12-14 years
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1st Dose
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39581306
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2nd Dose
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28816863
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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61385582
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2nd Dose
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51564142
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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559887543
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2nd Dose
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510317252
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Precaution Dose
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35105420
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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203761918
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2nd Dose
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195654217
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Precaution Dose
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22077781
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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127490906
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2nd Dose
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122278479
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Precaution Dose
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35227638
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Precaution Dose
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11,14,89,540
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Total
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2,06,88,49,775
India’s Active Caseload currently stands at 1,31,807. Active cases now constitute 0.31% of the country's total Positive Cases.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.51%. 16,412 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients  is now at 4,35,16,071.
12,751 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
The last 24 hours saw a total of 3,63,855 COVID-19 tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 87.85 Cr  cumulative tests.
Weekly Positivity Rate in the country currently stands at 4.69% and the Daily Positivity rate is reported to be 3.50%.